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— THOUSANDS • In ®Df Itiuon-Eccortinr ' A BAUM IN COUNTY ' > HU Onr On imM • VOLUME CVL SSS2J. , SSiJS‘*“ , * h f i [Ml BHMferab, Gt„ zf, ms CmiMlnlil U ISIS NUMBERS y^jiledg ev ill e to Join in Tribute to President in November Mayor Horne H“ ft. DecWrwf Hsidsy f*.Ot- ralioD. Cld*t Bl When President Rocevelt^ cornea JE* * "S£i£? h? . h bv a large delegation S" vin county cltiiMU »lon» with Stands of other Gwrgixn. e 7cn- section of the state. Plan, onr ' made for a motorcade to to Atlanta ,• and ki . ttallion and band to take raft in the Cingantic parade that be staged on the President’! "col^Marion Allen, member ol the legislal Env ___ from this county. Col. Sibley, delegate to the nation- from this district Dr. E A. Tinner. Joe T. Andrews, and Jvre N, Mocre, officers of the Roose velt fc.r President Club four years ago and staunch supporters of the president. Mavor J. A. Home, Mar ion Ennis. Col. Joe Jenkins and other leaders arc working out plans for the motorcade and special train. Citizen' i'rom all sections of the county have indicated their desire to be in the Baldwin county party. Mayor J. A. Home declared this week that he would proclaim the day a holiday and lead the Milledge ville delegation to the state capitol to join in the welcome to the Presi dent. President Rosevelt accepted the invitation trom Senators George and Russell. Congressman Vinson and other members of the Georgia dele gation :n Congress to come to Geor gia in vomber and to be present at a rally that will be held at Grant Field m Atlanta and deliver an ad- dr c-.-. Over one hundred thousand Cecrg.3n> are expected to be pres ent for the rally of Georgia’s Demo cracy and pledge their support to the President 'or hi* re-'election. Ccn«rressman Vinson urges all citizens of the district to make plans to be present at this greai rally which is expected to be the most outstanding ever held in Georgia. Col. Marion Allen will confer with sate leaders in Atlanta next week tc map plans for the program. Col. Joe Jenkins said the G. M. C. cadets had been invited to take part in the parade and that arrange ments would in all probability be made for the trip. WORTHY MATRON VISITS CHAPTER GRID SEASON TO OPENONFRIDAY C. M. C. Wil Meet Pewerfri Brewtea Parker Mar CeBefe Berea at tWeeOtirtjr. l?ie 1935 football season gets started in Milledgeville Friday af ternoon at three-thirty when the cadets of G. M. C. meet the power ful eleven of Brewton Parker Jun ior College on Davenport Field. Coach Batchelor has been work ing his team hard during the early practice weeks although the severe heat has slowed up the practice schedule a bit. The cadets good shape and the new Coach will send his best eleven on the field Friday. The early season injuries have about healed and the young cadets are anxious for the first bat tie. Brewton Parker is a strong open ing game opponenet. It is anything a set-up for the cadets and will doubt be about their hardest game to get by. Brewton Parker is Mercer farm and many fine foot ball players are there being trained for future play at Mercer University. meeting of the football team Monday afternoon Charlie Oakes, varsity center, was chosen captain and George Kenmore, regular half back. named alternate captain. Oakes, who hails from Atlanta, on his letter last year, playing consistently good football through- art the season. He completes his w>rk at G. M. C. this year. Ken- nore, who is also playing his last easen at G. M. C.. proved his vorth on many occasions. Kenmore $ from Americus. Both Oakes and Kenmore are popular students and their election was heartily received bv the student body. Following the election Monday Coach Graham Ba'chelcr put his charges through a stiff scrimmage. “Beat Brewton-Parkcr” was the war cry. And Batchelor Smiled for the first time this season. Yep, we are going to take Brew ton Parker’s measure in a big way,” commented Batchelor as he watched a particularly vicious tackle. ‘‘A week ago my boys looked sick. If they play just half this gcod Fri- oay. Brewton Parker will be a set- While G. M. C. is entertaining Brewton Parker in Milledgeville Friday. Coach Ben Bryan and his I “B” team will take on the Lincoln- i ton high school in Lincolnton. The "B” team showed much improve- . j m ent in a scrimmage yesterday and Inspection of Order of Eastern f^ha'l^mocth'work'inB outfiMnr Star Monday Evening Bring* his opening tilt. About 25 players High State Officers Here. Tf.i- Milledgeville Chapter Order l the Eastern Star was host Mon- v evening to Mrs. Marcia Jewett, f nr,. Ville. Ga.. Grand Worthy n t.f the organization, and thcr hiiih state officers when the r -i • i inspection of the chapter J A 1 i!.f|uet was served in honor ■ t: •• distinguished guests at seven D ' cl < k ;.nd later the inspection vas fold Mi- Jewett made a most im- l r; and interesting address to Efo < hapter following the inspec- tf -n. Mrs Pauline Dilion, of Atlanta, • Worthy Matron, John W. v-sociate Grand Patron and nin Hubbard, of Macon, past Matron, were also present dt- short talks. Mrs. Jewett Dillon were presented gifts hapter by Mr. Riley during • 1 asion was a most inter ne and more than sixty were present. Mrs. F. R- Worthy Matron and Mr. is Worthy Patron of the R|| 1MIV |, am minister TO PREACH HERE TONIGHT Lilly, of Birmingham. ’ nch at the Presbyterian :: -ht (Thursday) at 8:00 1 all members of the ' arc urged to be pres- inv • 1 -illy comes here at the M ', (he pulpit committee j r , ' h and is an outstand- •5 >'°ung minister. j will make the Lincolnton trip. PLANSF0RFA1R MOVEFORWARD Many Exhibits »re Bern* Plansed for Agricultural DiipUyi at Fair to Be Held Week of Oct. 7 Plans for the Middle Georgia Fair are going forward as rapidly as possible as interest in the weeks pregram is growing throughout the county. The premium list as announced last week has created much interest among the farmers of the county and plans are being made to make individual and community exhibits the agricultural buildings. The cattle show will be one of the most impressive ever held here, rkun- cattle breeders and beef cattle breed- -rs plan to have exhibits and the ■how will be of unusual interest and mportance. Baldwin county has apldly forged to the front as adairv rnd berf cattle Pr™'>'f Many of the finest herds in the state nre iocated here. Capt. J. H. Ennis, president of the action and Mrs. F. W.Hendnek- ,, n secretary, are working out plans rapidly as possible. The will have many attractions, the " Agent I* H. ^ns r for B 'th T e 0r a2rTeultural exhibit- nod poultry and ratUo show^ 'U inta ministeb will 'TEACH HEBE SUNDAY lav? W j' U,m E - Crane, 01 ht\-. breach at the morning ►- ,lf the Presbyterian church '«nday. The public ia cordially ’complete details for the fair will be given out next week. MMe” High won'theTXt g'am_e en Kv.. MV the new coach ha. a real town In the making. G.E.A. TO MEET HEREONOCT 14 Refioal Coafcreoce la Brief 2,1 Teecken to MtHeo'ieriHe. To Bo HcM it G. S C. W. The Georgia Education Associa tion reginal conference will be held here October 14th. bringing to Mll- ledgevilie 2,000 teachers from throughout this section of the state, it was announced today. Mr. Kyle T. Aldriend. secretary of the association, with the coopera tion of school authorities here is making plans for the convention which will consume the entire day of October 14th and will be held in the class rooms of G. S. C. W. On Sunday evening proceeding the conference a union service will be held at the Methodist church to be attended by the teachers and citizens of the community. Dr. Har vey W. Cox, president of Emory University, will be the principal speaker. A musical program will be arranged by the joint choirs of the city and the glee club and orches tra cf G. S. C W. Every phase of the educational program will be discussed at the conference which will be presided over by Chancelor S. V. Sanford, president of the G. E. A. The meeting will be one of the most important held here in a r ber of years and will bring to Mil ledgeville the leading educators of the state including Supt. Collins, of the state department of education, Supt. Ralph Newton and others, Over two thousand teachers will be her for the day. MRS. H. J. MAY PASSES AWAY Beloved Yeunf Woman Diea Sat urday Alter Short IHnets. Fun eral Services Held Sunday. Mrs. H. Jewell May. one of the county’s most beloved young women, died suddenly late Saturday after noon following an illness of only two days and funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Mrs. May, who before her marri- ge was Miss Pauline Hemphill, was stricken on Thursday and an emergency operation was necessary. She rallied from the operation, but a sudden heart attack Saturday caused her death. Funeral services were held a* Moore’s chapel Sunday at 4 o’clock in the presence of a large gathering of friends and relatives. Rev. J. F. McCluney. pastor of the Hardwick Baptist church and Rev. J. M. Teresi conducted the services and aid tribute to her life of service and devotion to Christian duty. Interment was in the city cemetery nr.d the following acted as pall- ers: Roscoe Simpson. Roy Simp- Charlie Simpson. Horace Mc- L. H. Brown. Grover May. Worsham and Floyd Johnson. The employees of E. E. Boll and where Mrs. May had worked for years, formed an honorary es cort Mrs. May is survived by her hus band. Mr. H. Jewell May. two sisters Mr.i. Agnes McCoy, of Augusta. Leonard Newton, of Macon one brother. Walter A. Hemp hill. Mrs. Mav was 34 year.-, of age ind was born and reared in Hard wick. Sht was an active member nf the Hardwick Baptist church and interested in every department of its activities. As an employee of the E E. Bell Co., she was faith*, ul to every trust and greatly beloved bv all the employees. Her death brought great sorrow to her many friends. MR. DIXON WILLIAMS SERIOUSLY ILL The many friends of Mr. Dixon Williams regret to know that he is critically ill at the City Hospital. Mr. Williams was stricken early Wednesday morning and was found unconscious at his home. Mr. Williams was for many years ie of Milledgeville’s most promin- ,t merchants. He is held in the hiehwt esteem by his friends who will watch with interest neus irom his bedsdie. Physicians said his condition was very critical and hop© for his re covery is slight. UFRV1CES AT HARDWICK CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School will be » 1 t ten o’clock next Sunday morning. There will he no cfainehJMYicei. The mid-week prayer aervice will he at 7:« Wednesday eyenmg FORMAL OPENING OF <LS. C. W Dr. U F. Coak, of Mbcob, Da- lnen Principal AMreu. Alan- aae and City Welcome Statleatl The formal opening exercises of G. S. C. W. were held last Friday morning in the college auditorium with every seat taken by a capacity enrollment of students for the new term. Dr. Guy Wells, president, presided during the program and welcomed the students to the college. Miss Louise Smith, president of the alum nae, Col. Joe J«nklns, president of G. M. C., Rev. F. H. Harding and Rev. Horace Smith, joined in welcoming the students to the college and Milledgeville. A telegram was road from Mr. Miller S. Bell, who was absent from the city on busi ness. welcoming the students to the college and city. Mr. Bell, a member of the Board of Regents, was absent from the opening exercises for the first time in more than a quarter of century. A letter of Mayor Home’s giving the official welcome of the city was also read. Dr. Ed F. Cook, pastor of the Mulberry street church in Macon, delivered the principal address. He advised the students to seek the ’’high" way of life as they mapped and planned their life’s work. He pointed out that a life of service and devotion to the Christian principles was the only plan to safely follow. The address was most inspiring. The college has the largest en rollment in many years. Every dormitory space has been taken and it has been necessary to rent the house of Mr. Joe Andrews on Co lumbia street to take care of the overflow. Dr. Wells said all indica tions pointed to a most successful year. On Saturday evening Dr. and Mrs. Wells entertained at a reception in honor cf the new students. The stu dents visited the old Governor’s Ma* sion and then went to the lawn where punch and cakes were served, Dr. and Mrs. Wells, Dean and Mrs. Taylor. Dean Adams, Dr. and Mrs. Scott, Dr. and Mrs. Tigner and the new members of the faculty wei the receiving line. FARMERS CLUB T0HELP4HCL0B Wil Spoucr Tweaty-five Boyi and Fibibu Two-acre Project*. Demoastrations to Be Made. The Baldwin County Progressive Farmers Club at their regular meet ing Saturday approved a plan to sponsor 25 boy- in 4-H Club work for the next twelve months and in structed Farm Agent L. R. Langley to immediately work out the pro gram and get the boys started. The beys will be financed with twc-acre projects, one acre will be planted to vetch or winter peas during October and the second acre prepared for cotton next spring. The first acre crop will be followed with com next spring. The boys carry ing on the demonstrations will be furnished with improved seeds and fertilizers for all the crops grown. The money will be repaid from their earnings from the crops. This .work is expected to prove most beneficial and the farmers dub feels that they are contributing to the advancement of the agricul tural interests <*f the county. Farm Agent Langley said it was a most excellent piece of work and would prove of great benefit. It Is the hope of the sponsors that aluablc demonstrations will be de rived from the work and the boys ill conduct the demonstrations in winter legumes, fertilizer for le gumes. pure seed and other im proved methods. It is the bdief that these demonstrations will in crease interest and profit throughout the entire county. Boys whe are interested in enter ing the program are urged to see Farm Agent Langley at once. Approval of PWA for GMC Expansion Practically Assured EXCAVATION OF OCONEE TOWN ArcBuelofrit Befiea Search far hdiea Relics at Site Occupied by Tribe ea Oceate River. Dr. A. R. Kelly, archaeologist with Smithsonian Institute, and a group of associates interested in early Indian history, began the exca vation of Oconee Town a deserted village and site of an Indian Camp on the Oconee river about nine miles from Milledgeville, on last Saturday and will continue the work until finished, coming here each Saturday. Indian pottery, pipes and other relics were taken from the. trench that was dug last Saturday and af ter examination Dr. Kelly said the tribe of Indians that occupied this site were known as the Hichiti. Tlic Hirhiti are the same tribe that occu pied Lamar filed near Macon where the Indian mounds are being exca vated. The Hichiti later consolidated with tiie Creeks and formed the Seminole tribe. The excavation at Oconee Town is under the sponsorship of the P A. R. and the Georgia Archaeologi cal Society. The D. A. R. are furnish ing the mjn who come here each Saturday with lunch. Oconee Town is near Rock Land ing and the D. A. R. have asked Dr. Kelly to explore this section to establish many historical facts. Sev eral months will be necessary to complete the work. ELECTRIC STORM TAKES ONE LIFE Jene* Peal Rice. 17, Die* fren LifbtBiay Stroke aed Wife aod Mother-in-Law Injered. James Paul Rice. 17, was instant ly killed and his wife and mother- in-law. Mrs. Tom Finney, were seriously burned Monday afternoon when a severe electric storm struck the Stevens Pottery community. Rice, an employee at the General Refractories plant, had gone to the home of Mrs. Finney and was talk ing with her and his wife when the lighning bolt came in through an electric wire, it was stated, and Rice was killed. Mrs. Finney and her daughter, who before her mar riage was Miss Mary France ’in- ncy, were shocked and bumea, but not severely. Dr. O. C. Woods was called, but it was evident that death was instant. Rice was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Rice and came to Sevens Pottery from Kitchens, Ky., in May £ 1934. The body was taken back to the Kentucky home and funeral ser vices will be held there today. FUNERAL OF MRS. RYLES TO BE HELD HERE Mrs. Ella Carakcr Ryles widow of the late Mr. Coates Ryles a former resident of this city, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dennis Paschal, in Decatur after an extended illness, on September 25th. Mrs. Ryles, was bom and reared in Milledgeville and was the daugh- j ter of the late Mr. Daniel Caraker. was twice married, first to Mr. Ed Denham, who died soon after the marriage. There were two children Mrs. Dennis Paschal of Decatur and Miss Ethel Denham of Augusta. Later she was married to Mr. Coates Ryles of Putnam county, and son. Mr. Marion Ryles of Goose Creek. Texas, survives. She was a member of the Methodist church and survived by one sister. Mrs. Anna inson of Macon. Funeral services ill ho conducted at Moore's Chapel t 2:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon bv Fcv. A T>. Echo Is, with the fol- ng pall-bearers: J. H. Vinson, Herbert Crawford, R. F,. Stembridge. S. D. Stembridge. T. S. Jeans, R. H. Woottcn and E. E. Bell. Grul ef Large Faf V* Provide Ailibee te Berniks aai la- pTBTf (it gf Members of the Board of Trus tees of G. M. C. were practically awured today that the application filed with the PWA for funds to launch a broad Improvement pro gram at the college would be ap proved at an early date. The funds will provide for an ad dition to the G. M. C. barracks, enlargement and Improvements at the grammar school building, re pairs and improvements to the Old Capitol building and the erection of an an auditorium-armory at the college. The program is considered by leaders as the most important that has been undertaken here in many years. The college has shown growth and expansion during the last two years and the enrollment exceeds the present accomodations. The expan sion program is considered of serious importance and the Board of Trus tees are deeply interested in com pleting the work as early as possible. In discussing the program, the school authorities, said the proposed Improvements were of vital import ance to every citizen in that it broadens the educational opportuni ties for the voung men of the county ard will make possible the best education obtainable for them and for this reason alone it was import ant to get the program completed. In addition to this fact the authori ties said it would be of great busi ness advantage to the city and the county in that the increased enroll ment brought outside money into the community and would be of benefit to all trade in the county, from the merchant in the city to the pro ducers of food stuffs on the farm. The PWA grant will provide 45 per cent of the monev. This will be a direct grant from the government and the school will have tc provide fifty-five per cent c£ the money. The Parent-Teachers Assoetatloti Kiwanis Club. City Authorities and civic leaders have approved this program and pledged their support in assisting in providing the needed money to match the federal grant. It Is understood that a campaign will be launched to raise these funds, what the course will be is not known, but the trustees are laying plans now to get the program launch ed immediately on the approval of the PWA of the grant to the college. This program is of great import ance and vitally effects every citi zen in the county and the trustees are asking the cooperation and ap proval of all the people. MR. Z. D. Mr. Zadoc Daniel Harrison, for 64 years clerk of the Georgia Supreme Court, died at his home in Atlanta Wednesday. He was 92 years of age. Mr. Harriscn spent his boyhood and early manhood days in Milledge ville while his rather was secre tary of state. He graduated at old Oglethorpe University and was vet- •an of the war between the states. He visited frequently in Milledge ville and was always interested in the development of the community. He came here and spent several days a few years ago and talked with the older citizens about the early historv of the town. A hail and electric sterm struck the county late Monday afte/noon and did slight damage in the south- -n part cf the county. The hail came in big pieces for about thirty minutes and In the down town section rattled on the paving and automobiles. Lightning and thunder with high winds ac companied the hail. Several trees were blown down in the southern part of the county and some damage was done to out houses and bams. The damage to crops was slight. COTTON BITYF.R TO BE PIACED ON LOCAL MARKET It was announced this week that the Cotton Cooperative Association would place a buyer on the local market to insure the highest market prices for cotton on this market. The plan was worked out with warehousemen and buyers In this city by the cooperative association, it is understood. The cooperative representative will buy cotton just as any other buyer and pay the fanner immediately. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY ’•WELL,” she exclaimed with a satisfied air, as" she surveyed a neat pile of packages. “I've found a dress I like, the shoes I wanted, some other clever little things. . .Now I’m going home with money in my pccket.” This happened the other day in Milledgeville store. The custo mer confessed she had spent most tf the morning seeking the same things in a nearby (and larger) town. . .had failed to find a single one. . .and had found prices un-i- formly higher than Milledge ville’s. She then came to Milledgeville she explained—aa a result of see ing Milledgeville merchandise displayed In The Union-Recorder. She will coqic back—though she lives 15 miles away. And she will tell her friends. . . * Home folks know it. Others are finding out. Milledgeville stores today are a glittering, gay ba zaar of all that’s new. . -all that* enchanting, smart and thrifty. • . in fall and winter wares. MORAL—